1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

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The 1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 9 through November 15, 1998. Unseeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

DateNovember 9–15
Edition16th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
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1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
DateNovember 9–15
Edition16th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.
VenuePhiladelphia Civic Center
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama
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Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Graf's 3rd singles title of the year and the 106th of her career.

Doubles

Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama defeated United States Monica Seles / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 4–6, 6–2

  • It was Likhovtseva's 4th title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 6th title of the year and the 10th of her career.

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